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GKNY 86 - Fist v Man PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercury Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Sexton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sexton has chosen I'm too sexy - Right Said Fred as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Dangerous GnP
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mercury Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seth Sexton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sexton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sexton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hayes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sexton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sexton is looking for a sweep.
Sexton wants to control but Hayes postures up.
Hayes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sexton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hayes's best efforts.
Sexton manages to get to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Hayes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sexton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hayes defends well.
Hayes throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes working some strikes from top position.
Sexton is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hayes frees his head nicely. Oh but Sexton has switched to an armbar! Hayes is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Seth Sexton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huberto Arnaboldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huberto Arnaboldi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huberto Arnaboldi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Short!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnaboldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Short clinches.
Short cracks Arnaboldi with a nice body shot.
Arnaboldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Short.
Short breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arnaboldi slaps away a takedown attempt from Short, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arnaboldi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arnaboldi stuffs the takedown attempt from Short. Short gets slowly back to his feet.
Short fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arnaboldi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Short takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arnaboldi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Short tries to clinch but Arnaboldi is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnaboldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Short.
Short drives through and clinches with Arnaboldi against the cage.
Arnaboldi misses with the head strike.
Short drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huberto Arnaboldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Short.
Short is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arnaboldi is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arnaboldi is defending well.
Arnaboldi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Short backwards.
Arnaboldi throws a head punch that misses.
Arnaboldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Short controls his hands.
Arnaboldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnaboldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Short fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Short tries to pull guard but Arnaboldi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Short blocks an uppercut.
Arnaboldi is pressed up against the cage. Short has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arnaboldi down to the mat. Arnaboldi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Arnaboldi .
Short stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arnaboldi .
Short misses with an uppercut
and Short takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kevin Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Short lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Short misses its intended target.
Arnaboldi cracks Short with an open hand slap.
Short throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arnaboldi 's waist but Arnaboldi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Short off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short loads up on a big right hand but Arnaboldi slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnaboldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Short drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Arnaboldi defends it well.
Short takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Short throws a body punch but Arnaboldi moves out of range.
Huberto Arnaboldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arnaboldi circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Short to the canvas! Short doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Arnaboldi keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huberto Arnaboldi !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benno Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benno Wagner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Campion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion tries to keep at a distance but Wagner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wagner 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wagner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Campion moves out of range.
Campion let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campion was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner .
Campion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Campion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wagner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wagner tries to keep at a distance but Campion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Campion letting Wagner take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Campion fails to land.
Wagner breaks the clinch.
Campion moves forwards but Wagner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Wagner .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Campion clinches with his opponent.
Campion misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagner manages to break the clinch.
Wagner slips a jab and a cross from Campion.
Campion goes for a double leg but Wagner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wagner continues to drive forward.
Wagner rushes Campion and presses him up against the cage.
Campion is trying to break the clinch but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
Wagner 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campion moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Campion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Campion.
A head kick misses from Campion.
A quick step to the side and Wagner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner slips under a jab.
Campion takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Luke Campion has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Wagner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Wagner .
Campion slips a straight right by Wagner .
Campion tries to move into range but Wagner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Campion tries to clinch but Wagner is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wagner , as that shot connected.
Campion throws a head kick that misses.
Campion wants to clinch.
Wagner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wagner lands a nice hook to Campion's body. Campion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wagner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wagner tests Campion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wagner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wagner darts in looking for a takedown but Campion gets double underhooks and turns Wagner into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Campion or perhaps it was just good defense by Wagner , which made it look bad.
Benno Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Campion.
Campion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wagner swivels and escapes.
Campion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner rushes Campion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wagner breaks the clinch.
Wagner rushes Campion and presses him up against the cage.
Wagner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wagner breaks the clinch.
Campion misses with a low kick.
Campion avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Campion's head but Campion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Campion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wagner as he jumps to the side.
Wagner takes a swing at Campion's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Campion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wagner pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benno Wagner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Campion's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Campion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campion can do to turn this around?
Wagner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Campion sprawls well initially but Wagner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Wagner .
Campion wants to control but Wagner is keeping busy.
Wagner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Campion is trying to stand back up but Wagner is controlling him
Wagner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Campion gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wagner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Campion is looking for a triangle but Wagner pushes his legs off easily.
Campion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wagner .
Wagner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wagner stands up and waves to Campion to follow him.
Campion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Wagner catches Campion right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campion lands a jab-cross combination.
Wagner throws a combination. Campion tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick by Campion misses
letting Wagner counter with a right hand.
Campion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wagner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campion.
Wagner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wagner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wagner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wagner counters with a takedown into side control.
Campion throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Campion closes the distance and clinches up with Wagner , looking for a takedown. Campion pushes Wagner against the cage but Wagner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benno Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wagner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Campion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Wagner - just one landing.
Campion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wagner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wagner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wagner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Campion manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Campion isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wagner stacks Campion on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wagner !
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Campion is being controlled here.
Campion sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benno Wagner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Campion's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Campion throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Wagner counter with a right hand.
Campion shoots in and drives through. Wagner sprawls well.
Wagner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Campion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown but Campion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A cross from Wagner lands.
Wagner sends Campion crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wagner is motioning to the referee to let Campion up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Campion is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campion gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Benno Wagner !
Luke Campion spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Milton Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Hell's Bells- AC/DC as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milton Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cain Jones!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like Jones might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cooper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cooper moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooper is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cooper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cooper has Jones pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cooper misses with a knee strike.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Milton Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Jones.
Cooper is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cooper to the mat. Cooper regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones prevents Cooper from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cain Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jones manages to pass to side control.
Cooper is looking to escape.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cooper kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.
Cooper tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Cooper moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cooper defends well and Jones ends up having to push Cooper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cooper is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jones.
Jones stalks Cooper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cooper's face. Cooper staggers backwards, shaken.
Cooper wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones jabs at Cooper's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Cooper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cooper has Jones pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooper stalling.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Milton Cooper.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cooper darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Cain Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cooper as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Cooper. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Cooper tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Cain Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooper tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooper as he jumps to the side.
Milton Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Jones.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooper, which made it look bad.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cooper forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooper there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cooper pinned against the cage. Cooper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cain Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cooper walks into a left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Cooper. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Cooper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cooper somewhat.
Cooper wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Cooper backs away looking to recover.
Cooper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Milton Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Cain Jones has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Cain Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crackajack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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222 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Crackajack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crackajack.
Crackajack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crackajack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crackajack.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crackajack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
We've been hearing reports that Crackajack has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crackajack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Crackajack misses the jab.
Crackajack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crackajack.
Johnson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Crackajack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crackajack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crackajack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crackajack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Crackajack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crackajack is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crackajack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crackajack loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crackajack misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crackajack.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Crackajack moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crackajack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Crackajack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Crackajack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Crackajack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Crackajack's head.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crackajack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Crackajack ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Crackajack.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Crackajack tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Crackajack back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Crackajack is rocked!
Crackajack lands a body shot.
Oh Crackajack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson throws a hook but Crackajack blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Crackajack tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Crackajack throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Crackajack takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crackajack seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crackajack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crackajack slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crackajack misses with a few strikes there.
Crackajack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crackajack moves out of range of the strikes.
Crackajack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crackajack has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab to Crackajack's midsection.
Johnson keeps Crackajack at a distance using the push kick.
Crackajack is breathing heavily.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crackajack manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crackajack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crackajack lands with a cross.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Crackajack counters with a left to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Crackajack counters with a right hand to the body.
Crackajack connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Crackajack throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crackajack displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Crackajack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Crackajack misses the target.
Johnson throws a jab when Crackajack was well out of range.
Johnson moves out of range as Crackajack strikes.
Crackajack misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Crackajack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crackajack takes one to the side of the head.
Crackajack throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crackajack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson digs a good hook to Crackajack's body.
Crackajack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Crackajack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crackajack was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crackajack.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crackajack just misses with a punch to the body.
Crackajack dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab from Crackajack.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Crackajack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crackajack misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws the left hand but Crackajack avoids the punch easily.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Crackajack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Crackajack scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Johnson misses.
It looked like Crackajack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Crackajack counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Crackajack to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crackajack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Crackajack scores with a decent looking hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs at Crackajack's body.
Johnson drops Crackajack with a beautiful combination! Crackajack stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
Oooooh!!! Johnson has knocked Crackajack down with a huge combo! Johnson steps away and waves a wobbly Crackajack back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a head kick but Crackajack moves out of range.
It looked like Crackajack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Johnson lands a brutal head kick. Crackajack looks out on his feet and Johnson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Anthony Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Skeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
212 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Skeet!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericsson slips a jab from Skeet.
Ericsson ducks under a wild hook from Skeet.
Skeet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ericsson's sensitive parts.
Ericsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ericsson lands with a nice body kick.
Ericsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ericsson scores with a punch to the head.
Skeet looks to throw the jab but Ericsson is out of range.
Skeet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Ericsson. That snapped Skeet's head back.
Skeet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Ericsson does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ericsson moves into the clinch.
Skeet pushes Ericsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skeet misses with the head strike.
Skeet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skeet has a couple of punches blocked by Ericsson.
Ericsson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Ericsson.
Skeet tries to throw a body punch but Ericsson avoids it by throwing Skeet back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Skeet fails to land.
Skeet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ericsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ericsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skeet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skeet throws a punch but it's blocked by Ericsson.
Ericsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ericsson digs a right hand underneath Skeet's ribcage. Skeet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ericsson is trying to drag Skeet to the mat but Skeet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ericsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson misses with a punch to the body.
Skeet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skeet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ericsson lands with a left to the head.
Skeet is rocked!
Ericsson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Skeet with a big uppercut! Skeet tries to clinch up but Ericsson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Skeet to the mat! Skeet covers up and Ericsson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ludvig Ericsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seb Sha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diabolical Denubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denubis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Man in Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seb Sha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diabolical Denubis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Denubis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Denubis throws a strike aimed at the side of Sha's head but Sha avoids it well.
Sha is looking for a sweep.
Denubis trying to control the position but Sha is working away.
Denubis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Denubis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sha is looking for a sweep.
Denubis trying to control the position but Sha is working away.
Sha manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denubis is looking for a kimura but Sha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Denubis to get the leverage.
Sha trying to hold on to Denubis's head to control him but Denubis postures up.
Sha wants to get back to full guard.
Denubis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sha keeps working.
Denubis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sha is trying to control the position but Denubis postures up.
Sha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sha looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Denubis passes into half guard.
Denubis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denubis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Denubis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sha has managed to free his arm - good work.
Denubis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sha defending well though.
Denubis trying to control the action but Sha is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denubis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sha haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Denubis is pressing down on Sha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sha is holding on for now.
Denubis wants to take a breather but Sha is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good work by Sha as he checks the leg kick.
Denubis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sha counters with a stiff right hand.
Denubis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Denubis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Denubis tries for a kimura but Sha is defending well.
Sha is trying to control Denubis's posture but Denubis avoids it.
Denubis wants to control but Sha is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sha is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Denubis is trying to control the action in half guard but Sha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Denubis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sha wants to improve his position but Denubis is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sha manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diabolical Denubis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Denubis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Denubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Sha.
Sha jabs Denubis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sha misses with an uppercut. Denubis saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Denubis. That's going to slow Sha down.
Good shot there by Denubis.
Denubis misses with a left hand
enabling Sha to counter with a crisp jab.
Sha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denubis with the counter takedown but Sha avoids it easily.
Sha shoots in and drives through. Denubis sprawls well.
Sha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sha misses the shot to the body.
Denubis misses with a straight left.
Sha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denubis connects with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Denubis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sha's sensitive parts.
That kick from Denubis tenderised Sha's leg. Sha is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Denubis. That's going to slow Sha down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denubis tries to land a front kick but Sha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sha lands a head shot.
Denubis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sha as he avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denubis.
Sha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denubis.
Denubis scores with a sloppy right hand. Sha should have avoided that one.
Sha shoots in and gets a takedown into Denubis's guard.
Sha won't allow Denubis to sweep him here.
Denubis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Denubis pulls Sha in close to prevent any damage.
Sha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Denubis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sha working over Denubis with some ground and pound. Denubis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sha is trying to control. Denubis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Denubis trying to control from the bottom.
Sha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Denubis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Sha there.
Denubis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sha winds up and cracks Denubis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Denubis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sha lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Denubis has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sha slips a nice elbow through Denubis's hands, connecting with Denubis's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Denubis wants to get back to full guard.
Sha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Denubis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Denubis looking for submissions off his back.
Sha is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Denubis is just riding it out for now. Sha eventually gives up the hold.
Sha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Denubis trying to hold on to Sha's head to control him but Sha postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Denubis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sha stopping the sweep attempt from Denubis.
Sha landing some decent shots from guard.
Sha works over Denubis with some ground and pound from guard.
Denubis wants to control but Sha passes easily into half guard.
Denubis has hold of Sha's hands but Sha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Denubis's head.
Sha drops an elbow to the side of Denubis's head.
Sha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sha lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Sha dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Denubis misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Denubis misses its intended target.
Denubis moves out of range as Sha throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Denubis, right into the meat.
Denubis throws a leg kick which misses Sha's front leg but catches the back leg as Sha tries to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sha.
Denubis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sha defends it well.
Sha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sha throws a right hand that Denubis ducks under and follows up with a left that Denubis also avoids with ease.
Sha moves away from the strike by Denubis.
A swing and a miss from Denubis.
An inside leg kick from Denubis misses.
Sha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good shot there by Denubis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denubis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Denubis.
Sha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Denubis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Denubis throws a leg kick which misses Sha's front leg but catches the back leg as Sha tries to avoid it.
Sha thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha misses with a leg kick.
Sha lands a glancing blow to the side of Denubis's head.
A right-left combo lands from Sha.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sha.
Denubis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Denubis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sha's guard.
Denubis looking to pass the guard.
Sha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sha can't keep his opponent in guard - Denubis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Denubis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Denubis thows a huge punch but Sha dodges it nicely.
Denubis throwing shots but Sha is blocking nicely.
Denubis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sha has his hands on Denubis's head, controlling the position.
Denubis trying to control but Sha is working from the bottom.
Sha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sha is looking for a triangle but Denubis pushes his legs off easily.
Seb Sha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denubis with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denubis wants to control from the top but Sha keeps moving.
Denubis forces his way into half guard.
Sha tries to roll over but Denubis keeps him under control.
Denubis is working for a submission of some sort.
Denubis wants to take a breather but Sha is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Denubis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sha wants to get back to full guard.
Sha actively working from the bottom here.
Sha wants to control but Denubis is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diabolical Denubis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denubis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sha takes one on the button.
Sha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Denubis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sha under the eye.
Sha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Denubis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denubis lands a nice shot that snaps Sha's head back.
Denubis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sha's guard.
Sha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sha keeping full guard, as Denubis tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diabolical Denubis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Denubis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diabolical Denubis!
A very excited looking Diabolical Denubis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Khaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaliev has chosen T-Wayne - Nasty Freestyle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Khaliev!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaliev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khaliev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khaliev throws a right hand that misses
and Funk counters with a three punch combo that has Khaliev backing up. Khaliev nods at Funk to acknowledge the strikes.
Khaliev misses with a wild combination.
Funk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Khaliev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Funk throws the left hand but Khaliev avoids the punch easily.
Khaliev tries to clinch but Funk moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Funk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funk lands a really nice looking cross but Khaliev seems unphased.
Khaliev lands with a hook. Funk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khaliev tries a low kick but Funk avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Khaliev. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khaliev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Funk misses its intended target.
Khaliev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Funk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Khaliev misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaliev thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Funk.
Funk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khaliev takes one to the side of the head.
Funk feints and then cracks Khaliev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khaliev down.
Khaliev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khaliev manages to circle out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khaliev.
Khaliev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Funk pinned against the cage. Funk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Funk is looking to counter punch.
Funk scores with a nice right hand.
Khaliev moves out of range as Funk strikes.
Khaliev misses with a right hand
and Funk counters with a right hand to the body.
Khaliev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Funk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anders Funk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Khaliev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaliev cracks a nice hook into Funk's ribs.
Funk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khaliev throws a hook but Funk avoids it easily.
Funk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khaliev.
Khaliev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khaliev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Funk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khaliev.
Anders Funk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khaliev tries to clinch but Funk moves out of range.
Khaliev lands with a shot to the body.
Khaliev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Funk is fending him off so far but Khaliev persists. Nope, Funk circles away and we're back to standing.
Khaliev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Khaliev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khaliev has time to react.
Khaliev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Funk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khaliev.
Funk throws a big shot that misses.
Funk throws a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Khaliev.
Khaliev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Funk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Funk.
Funk misses the shot to the body.
Khaliev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Funk stuffs the takedown.
Khaliev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funk.
And Khaliev tries to counter it with a takedown but Funk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Funk, right into the meat.
Funk throws a sloppy head kick and Khaliev moves out of range easily.
Funk jabs Khaliev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khaliev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khaliev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Funk is working Khaliev over against the cage.
Funk working aggressively here.
Funk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khaliev prevents a body shot from Funk.
Funk lands an uppercut.
Funk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khaliev is trying to pull guard but Funk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Khaliev is trying to pull guard but Funk has him pressed against the cage.
Funk has a couple of punches blocked by Khaliev.
Funk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Funk.
Funk misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funk.
Funk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funk has Khaliev pressed against the cage, preventing Khaliev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khaliev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Funk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khaliev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Funk's guard.
Funk managing to control the position.
Khaliev advances position into side control!
Khaliev goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Funk rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khaliev's guard! Nice work there by Funk!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khaliev keeping full guard, as Funk tries to pass.
Funk has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Khaliev to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Funk is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Khaliev pulls down on the head and he's put Funk to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adam Khaliev!
Adam Khaliev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karter Kinshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Willis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinshaw missing with a left hand there. Willis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kinshaw loads up on a big right hand but Willis slips the punch.
Willis missing with a left hand there. Kinshaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kinshaw is looking to clinch but Willis is avoiding it.
Willis scores with a one two! Kinshaw had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kinshaw punishes Willis's body with a nice straight punch.
Kinshaw darts in and clinches Willis up against the cage.
Kinshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Kinshaw.
Willis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Willis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willis cracks Kinshaw with a nice body shot.
A short right from Kinshaw on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis tries to break free but Kinshaw pushes him back against the cage.
Willis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Kinshaw is controlling him.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Willis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kinshaw pushes Willis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinshaw is pressed up against the cage. Willis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kinshaw down to the mat. Kinshaw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kinshaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshaw lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Kinshaw. Beautiful body shot.
Kinshaw looks to land a left hand but Willis moved out of range nicely.
Willis swings for the body but Kinshaw moves out of range.
Willis throws the left hand but Kinshaw avoids the punch easily.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Willis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kinshaw has Willis up against the cage in a clinch.
Kinshaw stops a takedown attempt from Willis.
Kinshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willis wants the takedown. Kinshaw is fighting it off but Willis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kinshaw's guard against the cage.
Kinshaw has his feet on Willis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis throws a lazy right hand but Kinshaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kinshaw scores with a punch to the head.
Willis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Willis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw rushes Willis and presses him up against the cage.
Willis tries to break free but Kinshaw pushes him back against the cage.
Kinshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kinshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kinshaw scores with a shot to the side of Willis's head.
Willis is rocked!
Kinshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Willis is still on wobbly legs! Can Kinshaw finish him?
Kinshaw lands a nice elbow.
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kinshaws head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kinshaw.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Kinshaw has him pressed against the cage.
Kinshaw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kinshaw pushes Willis against the cage. Kinshaw is working some dirty boxing. Kinshaw pushes off with a quick right hook! Willis goes down! Willis tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kinshaw moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karter Kinshaw!
Karter Kinshaw retains his lightweight title!
Dom Willis spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back better than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sixth Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skeng Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skeng Man will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sixth Fist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skeng Man!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fist throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man looks for a takedown but Fist sprawls well.
Fist misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fist manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fist is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
Sixth Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skeng Man.
Fist stops a takedown attempt from Man.
A right hand to the body from Fist.
Fist prevents a body shot from Man.
Fist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fist swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Fist.
It seemed like Man was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Fist shows good takedown defense.
Nice body punch from Fist.
Sixth Fist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fist circles away.
Nice shot lands for Fist.
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man looks winded!
Fist cracks Man with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Man looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fist finish him?
Man is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist lands a nice shot to the body.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Fist finish him?
Fist lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Man up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Fist from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Man's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sixth Fist!
Sixth Fist is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Sixth Fist thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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